the boob tube

My friends Dani, Kate, and Nick and I have monopolized the only (that we know of) working internet café in the super mall. I know, it’s crazy. You would think this space age type city would be functioning on the web with light speed connection rates. Not so much. So far it has taken me about 15 minutes to upload 30% of a photo. Ugh.

Anyway, this TV career idea is growing on me. And, I have to be honest I’m a bit excited. I was particularly inspired by what I watched today. I followed a program on Al Jazeera, first and then viewed the weather report. I felt I needed a change of program, so I flipped over to the E! channel. The channel was reporting in depth about Pres. and Mrs. Obama’s pricey date night in New York. Hmmmm. I watched it for a couple of minutes and had to change the channel when the female broadcaster started commenting on Michelle Obama’s slick up-do.

So, I changed the channel to and an American movie and TV show network. Jon Stewart was babbling on about something he recently did with his wife, which otherwise sounded funny. However, what did he then start talking about? Yep, you guessed it! The Obama’s date night. I kid you not when I say that the went on for a good ten minutes. I finally changed the channel yet again when Jon began ranting about Obama outdoing all men and how they didn’t stand a chance to his finesse. Good god!

So, I promised myself that I would only change the channel one more time before I resorted to reading. So, I flipped to CNN. Perhaps, most disappointing of all, they two were reporting on the date night, slanting the topic with concerns of American taxpayers’ money, and how we, as the people of the president, might be alarmed at this date night.

Case in point, I don’t think I need to say much more. But, I would love to be part of a television organization that does not cow-tow to the trendy/sensationalist media, that thinks independently. Hmm, Al Jazeera anyone?

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